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Automated system, and corresponding method, for determining average optical output power of electro-optic modules
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1995-05-23
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Granted: 1997-07-29
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Expires: 2015-05-23
Abstract
Abstract An automated, computer-controlled system automatically measures various parameters associated with the transmitter and/or receiver of an electro-optic module. Measured transmitter parameters include transmitter average power, transmitter rise/fall time, transmitter extinction ratio, transmitter duty cycle distortion, and transmitter data dependent jitter. Measured receiver parameters include receiver sensitivity, receiver pulse width distortion, receiver signal detect threshold, and receiver signal detect assert/deassert times.
Inventors
- 👤 Nancy Ruth Aulet
- 👤 David Charles Bogdan
- 👤 Muhammed Ishtiaq Hussain
- 👤 George William Hutt
- 👤 Donald Lynn Pearl
- 👤 David Todd Pribula
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for testing an electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter, comprising the steps of: providing an automated test system that receives electro-optic modules for test; and initiating a test sequence of the automated test system that performs the steps of providing a pseudo-random pattern of data signals to the electro-optic module, defining a reference average power level of an optical power meter that receives a pseudo-random optical pattern generated by the electro-optic module in response to the data signals, receiving an indication of the average optical power produced by the electro-optic module in response to the pseudo-random pattern, wherein the electro-optic transmitter produces a digital optical signal such that transmitter average power is defined as the average value of the optical output power generated by the electro-optic transmitter as it switches between a relatively high optical output power and a relatively low optical output power, and providing a "passed" indication if the electro-optic module produced average power within a predetermined range of acceptable power.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for testing an electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter, comprising the steps of: providing an automated test system that receives electro-optic modules for test; and initiating a test sequence of the automated test system that performs the steps of providing a pseudo-random pattern of data signals to the electro-optic module, defining a reference average power level of an optical power meter that receives a pseudo-random optical pattern generated by the electro-optic module in response to the data signals, receiving an indication of the average optical power produced by the electro-optic module in response to the pseudo-random pattern, wherein the electro-optic transmitter produces a digital optical signal such that transmitter average power is defined as the average value of the optical output power generated by the electro-optic transmitter as it switches between a relatively high optical output power and a relatively low optical output power, and providing a "passed" indication if the electro-optic module produced average power within a predetermined range of acceptable power.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for measuring the average transmitter power of an electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter, comprising the steps of: providing an automated test system that receives electro-optic modules for test; and responding to a test initiation command for measurement of a received electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter by automatically: setting a supply voltage of the received electro-optic module; generating a pseudo-random pattern of data signals and providing them to the electro-optic module, thereby causing a corresponding pseudo-random digital optical signal to be generated by the transmitter of the electro-optic module; setting a reference average power level of an optical power meter that receives the pseudo-random digital optical signal from the electro-optic module; receiving a measure of the average power of the pseudo-random digital optical signal produced by the electro-optic module in response to the pseudo-random pattern; and providing a "passed" indication if the received average power measure of the electro-optic module produced digital optical signal was within a predetermined range of acceptable power.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for measuring the average transmitter power of an electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter, comprising the steps of: providing an automated test system that receives electro-optic modules for test; and responding to a test initiation command for measurement of a received electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter by automatically: setting a supply voltage of the received electro-optic module; generating a pseudo-random pattern of data signals and providing them to the electro-optic module, thereby causing a corresponding pseudo-random digital optical signal to be generated by the transmitter of the electro-optic module; setting a reference average power level of an optical power meter that receives the pseudo-random digital optical signal from the electro-optic module; receiving a measure of the average power of the pseudo-random digital optical signal produced by the electro-optic module in response to the pseudo-random pattern; and providing a "passed" indication if the received average power measure of the electro-optic module produced digital optical signal was within a predetermined range of acceptable power.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
184 words
An automatic test system for measuring the average transmitter power of an electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter, comprising: a central processor unit that controls an automated test procedure in response to a test command to determine average output optical power of an electro-optic module under test, and provides a "passed" indication if the average output power of the electro-optic module was within a predetermined range of acceptable power; a pattern generator that generates a pseudo-random pattern of data signals in response to a command from the central processor unit; a switch that provides the data signals to the electro-optic module, thereby causing a pseudo-random digital optical signal to be generated by the transmitter of the electro-optic module corresponding to the data signals; and an optical power meter that sets a reference average power level, receives the pseudo-random digital optical signal from the electro-optic module in response to a command from the central processor unit, and provides a measure of the average power of the pseudo-random digital optical signal produced by the electro-optic module, in response to a command from the central processor unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
184 words
An automatic test system for measuring the average transmitter power of an electro-optic module having an electro-optic transmitter, comprising: a central processor unit that controls an automated test procedure in response to a test command to determine average output optical power of an electro-optic module under test, and provides a "passed" indication if the average output power of the electro-optic module was within a predetermined range of acceptable power; a pattern generator that generates a pseudo-random pattern of data signals in response to a command from the central processor unit; a switch that provides the data signals to the electro-optic module, thereby causing a pseudo-random digital optical signal to be generated by the transmitter of the electro-optic module corresponding to the data signals; and an optical power meter that sets a reference average power level, receives the pseudo-random digital optical signal from the electro-optic module in response to a command from the central processor unit, and provides a measure of the average power of the pseudo-random digital optical signal produced by the electro-optic module, in response to a command from the central processor unit.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
238 words
A method for testing an electro-optic module which includes an electro-optic transmitter, comprising the steps of: providing an automated test system for testing electro-optic modules that include electro-optic transmitters; connecting an electro-optic module that includes an electro-optic transmitter to the automated test system; and automatically measuring a transmitter average power associated with said electro-optic transmitter, wherein the electro-optic transmitter produces a digital optical signal such that transmitter average power is defined as the average value of the optical output power generated by the electro-optic transmitter as it switches between a relatively high optical output power and a relatively low optical output power; wherein: the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power includes the step of providing a pseudo-random pattern of data signals to the electro-optic module; the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power further includes the step of defining a reference average power level of an optical power meter that receives a pseudo-random optical pattern generated by the transmitter of the electro-optic module in response to the data signals; the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power further includes the step of receiving an indication of the average optical power produced by the transmitter of the electro-optic module in response to the pseudo-random optical pattern; and the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power further includes the step of providing a "passed" indication if the electro-optic module produced average power within a predetermined rage of acceptable power.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
238 words
A method for testing an electro-optic module which includes an electro-optic transmitter, comprising the steps of: providing an automated test system for testing electro-optic modules that include electro-optic transmitters; connecting an electro-optic module that includes an electro-optic transmitter to the automated test system; and automatically measuring a transmitter average power associated with said electro-optic transmitter, wherein the electro-optic transmitter produces a digital optical signal such that transmitter average power is defined as the average value of the optical output power generated by the electro-optic transmitter as it switches between a relatively high optical output power and a relatively low optical output power; wherein: the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power includes the step of providing a pseudo-random pattern of data signals to the electro-optic module; the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power further includes the step of defining a reference average power level of an optical power meter that receives a pseudo-random optical pattern generated by the transmitter of the electro-optic module in response to the data signals; the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power further includes the step of receiving an indication of the average optical power produced by the transmitter of the electro-optic module in response to the pseudo-random optical pattern; and the step of automatically measuring transmitter average power further includes the step of providing a "passed" indication if the electro-optic module produced average power within a predetermined rage of acceptable power.
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